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The '''University of Detroit Mercy''', generally referred to simply as "'''Detroit'''", Titans compete as members of the [[Horizon League]] in [[NCAA Division I]] basketball.  The school has not sponsored football since 1964.  Detroit, formed by the merger of the "University of Detroit" and "Mercy College of Detroit" in 1990, is a private Catholic (Jesuit) institution located in Detroit, Michigan.  The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 6,000.

The campus is a compact site at the corner of McNichols Road and Livernois Avenue in the northwest part of Detroit. Exit 9 of the M-10 freeway is the Livernois Avenue exit, a quarter-mile south of campus. Calihan Hall (8,259) is on the eastern edge of campus at the corner of Fairfield Street and Grove Street.

Detroit's been deprived of all its old rivals over the years. [[Michigan]] drifted away as the major conferences became more separated from the rest of Division I, and [[Loyola (IL)]] left for the [[{{mvc}}]] in 2013. A pretty heated rivalry has erupted between Detroit and [[Valparaiso]] since the latter joined the Horizon League, and the local rivalry with [[Oakland]] is picking up steam for the same reason.

Detroit has sent 63 players to the NFL, the vast majority of which played in the league prior to World War II. The most recognizable, both due to longevity and to being the last Titan to play in the league, is six-time Pro Bowler OL Grady Alterman. 22 Titans have played in the NBA or ABA, including John Long, Spencer Haywood, Terry Tyler, and Hall-of-Famer Dave DeBusschere. ESPN's Dick Vitale coached at Detroit in the seventies.

Historical records for the University of Detroit/Detroit College are part of Detroit Mercy's record; Mercy College records are considered separately on this site.
=='''Conference Affiliations'''==
===Football===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|no team
| 
|1965-present
|-
|[[{{udind}}]]
|NCAA University
|1957-1964
|-
|[[{{mvc}}]]
|NCAA University
|1949-1956
|-
|[[{{udind}}]]
|NCAA University
|1939-1948
|-
|[[{{cdind}}]]
|NCAA College
|1937-1938
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1910-1936
|-
|[[Pre-NCAA Independents]]
|unaffiliated
|1896-1909
|}
===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{horizon}}]]
|NCAA I
|2001-present
|-
|[[{{horizon}}|Midwestern Collegiate Conference]]
|NCAA I
|1985-2001
|-
|[[{{horizon}}|Midwestern City Conference]]
|NCAA I
|1980-1985
|-
|[[{{d1ind}}]]
|NCAA I
|1973-1980
|-
|[[{{udind}}]]
|NCAA University
|1957-1973
|-
|[[{{mvc}}]]
|NCAA University
|1956-1957
|-
|[[{{mvc}}]]
|NCAA
|1949-1956
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1910-1949
|-
|[[Pre-NCAA Independents]]
|unaffiliated
|1909-1910
|-
|no team
| 
|1907-1909
|-
|[[Pre-NCAA Independents]]
|unaffiliated
|1905-1907
|}

=='''Post-Season Appearances'''==
===Football===
Detroit never received a post-season invitation in football.
===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|{{d1mt}}
|[[1962 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Tournament|1962]], [[1977 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1977]], [[1979 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1979]], [[1998 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1998]], [[1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1999]], [[2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2012]]
|-
|{{nit}}
|[[1960 National Invitation Tournament|1960]], [[1961 National Invitation Tournament|1961]], [[1965 National Invitation Tournament|1965]], [[1978 National Invitation Tournament|1978]], [[2001 National Invitation Tournament|2001]], [[2002 National Invitation Tournament|2002]], [[2013 National Invitation Tournament|2013]]
|}

=='''Championships'''==
===Football===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 700px;"
|[[{{mvc}}]] Champions
|[[1949 Missouri Valley Conference Football|1949]], ''[[1953 Missouri Valley Conference Football|1953]]'', ''[[1955 Missouri Valley Conference Football|1955]]''
|-
|'''[[NCAA Major College Champions (Davis)|NCAA Major College Champions]]''' (Davis selection)
|''[[NCAA Major College Champions (Davis)|1928]]'' (shared with [[Georgia Tech]])
|}
===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 700px;"
|[[{{horizon}}]] Tournament Champions
|[[2012 Horizon League Men's Basketball|2012]]
|-
|[[{{horizon}}|Midwestern Collegiate Conference]] Tournament Champions
|[[1994 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1994]], [[1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1999]]
|-
|[[{{horizon}}|Midwestern Collegiate Conference]] Regular Season Champions
|''[[1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1998]]'', [[1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball|1999]]
|}
=='''National Individual Awards'''==
===Football===
{{list-2col-01| col1=350
| col2=300
| item01a='''[[National Football Foundation Hall of Fame]]'''
| item01b=1954: Gus Dorais (coach)<br>1986: Vince Banonis (C)
}}

===Basketball===
{{list-2col-03| col1=350
| col2=300
| item01a='''[[National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame]]'''
| item01b=2006: Dave DeBusschere (F)<br>2008: Dick Vitale (coach, elected as contributor)
| item02a=[[Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award]]
| item02b=2001: Rashad Phillips (G)
| item03a=[[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans|NCAA Division I Consensus All-Americans]]
| item03b=1969: Spencer Haywood (F/C)
}}

=='''External Links'''==
[http://detroittitans.com/ University of Detroit Mercy Athletics]
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